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Boosted by the soccer World Cup, South Africa saw a record 15.1 percent increase in tourist arrivals in 2010 although the total of more than 8 million was not an all time-high, the tourism minister said on Tuesday.

Chinese search engine Baidu.com, an e-commerce unit of Alibaba and Sweden torrent download site Pirate Bay have been named on the United States Trade Representative (USTR)'s Notorious Markets List.

Biogen Idec stock price can appreciate to the mid $70s based on five areas of potential upside, according to RBC Capital Markets. The brokerage upgraded its rating on shares of the biotechnology company to outperform from sector perform and increased its price target to $75 from $60.

US “austerity is really foolish,” said famed economist and Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz in his office at Columbia University, in an interview with IBTimes.

In support of gay and lesbian couples across the globe, Facebook has added extra options to 'relationship statuses: 'In a Civil Union' and 'In a Domestic Partnership'.

Manchester United visits Marseille in their first match of the knockout round

Asia's first ever snow polo tournament went into its second day on Wednesday at China's newest and largest polo club, with six top global teams promoting the luxury sport to the nation's new and growing ranks of wealthy.

NEW YORK - Major League Gaming, the largest professional competitive video game league, will be expanding to new markets outside North America thanks to a new partnership with IMG, the global sports and entertainment company.

The Red Devils' star scores the goal of a lifetime

Beijing will have to seek alternative sources of grain to feed animals as top exporter the United States runs tighter on corn supply than it has for decades, while at home a severe drought threatens China's wheat belt.

Palm oil output and stocks, already lagging robust demand due to rains in top Southeast Asia producers, could be made worse should the cooking ingredient become the next target for emerging markets seeking to buy big and dampen adverse effects of booming world food prices.

China may speed up its soybean imports after the Lunar New Year and slow its vegetable oil buys as floods cut off palm oil supply in Malaysia and if port strikes further stall Argentine soyoil exports.

Unemployment, poverty and social injustice are the top global concerns and most people think their country is heading in the wrong direction, according to a new poll.

South African maize futures ended mixed on Tuesday, while the most active wheat future closed lower, in line with international prices.

With ongoing turmoil in Egypt, a friendly between the U.S. men's national team and Egypt scheduled for February 9 has been canceled.

National Geographic, the magazine from Washington-based National Geographic Society (NGS), in partnership with an adventure travel company, Mountain Travel Sobek, is offering adventure trips to more than 60 destinations in the world.

Shark populations continue to decline due to unregulated fishing, much of it to meet the high demand for fins. A new analysis finds that the international plan, which was approved by members of UNFAO in 2001, has yet to be fully implemented.

Tiger Woods could not have hand-picked a better place to launch his 2011 PGA Tour campaign than Torrey Pines for this week's Farmers Insurance Open where he will be seeking a record seventh victory.

American Express Co reported quarterly earnings that narrowly missed Wall Street estimates and said it would cut 550 jobs as it handles more customer services on the Internet.

American Express Co said on Wednesday that severance costs and other charges related to shutting down customer service centers would reduce fourth-quarter earnings.

Wheat and grain farmers in Argentina have called for a seven-day strike to protest the government’s export quotas which they say prevents them for taking advantage of rising global food prices and keeps domestic prices artificially low.